Results 21-40 of 392 for speaker:Robert O'Donoghue

Written Answers — Department of Health: Defibrillators Provision (16 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 381. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the absence of a comprehensive, up-to-date, public register of automated external defibrillators (AED); if she has plans to develop or support the creation of a national AED register and mapping system, accessible to the public and emergency services, to enable faster emergency response; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Defibrillators Provision (16 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 382. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to Fingal County Council to fund an initiative (details supplied) to support the provision of first responder training for members of the public and community organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56320/25]

Tillage Sector: Statements (15 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: The budget that was announced two weeks ago has revealed what this Government really thinks about Irish agriculture. Despite the pre-election promises, farming received barely a minute's mention across the two ministerial budget day speeches on 7 October. Within that silence, the story of the Irish tillage sector stands out as truly symbolic, a measure of neglect and a reflection of how...

Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I speak today on behalf of the constituents of Dublin Fingal West, dealing with the stress caused by their houses literally crumbling around them. Families did everything right. They saved, they waited for their homes to be built, took pride in their home and now they live in fear, with cracks going up the walls, through the floors and the ceilings yet the response from the Department is...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Representatives of the Regional Assemblies (15 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I thank the witnesses for the presentations and welcome back Ms Coughlan. I was on EMRA with Mr. Healy for a number of years. I am genuinely delighted he is in the chair. As a member, he was always far more on top of the brief than I was. Given that the European Commission details on its website that Ireland got €1.4 billion in cohesion policy funding for the period 2021 to 2027,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2026 (15 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the recent reduction in VAT from 13.5% to 9% to include cinema admissions, in recognition of the similar economic pressures faced by the sector, including rising energy and wage costs, incomplete post-pandemic recovery and competition from global streaming platforms, and given the vital role that local and independent cinemas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address an urgent matter regarding school transport (details supplied); if she is aware that the bus transporting six children to the school is no longer operational; if she will outline what immediate measures can be taken to ensure these children have access to school transport while a replacement service is arranged; and if she...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Animal Welfare (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the measures being taken to strengthen existing animal welfare laws and enforcement mechanisms; if his Department intends to engage with campaign representatives to progress the aims of Stout's law (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55118/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Security (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to developing an integrated national food security strategy that strengthens local production, addresses food poverty and ensures that our food system is both environmentally and socially sustainable (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55119/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Security (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: Farmers are under pressure and families are struggling with food costs. Communities want to see more local produce on shelves. Is it not time we had a new joined-up national plan to make this happen?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Food Security (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: The recent Irish Country Living feature on Talamh Beo's Gorse Farm and Hinterland highlights what food security should mean in Ireland, namely farmers and communities working together to grow healthy, local food and keeping value in the local economy. These groups are doing that with little or no Government support. They call for exactly what is missing, which is a joined-up national food...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Planning (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I appreciate the Minister’s response in regard to horticulture, but I want to return to the reality facing many small farmers after Storm Éowyn. These people are on modest incomes, with nothing in reserve, yet they are central to food production and rural life. Many of them suffered genuine damage, including polytunnels torn apart and crops lost, yet they could not insure those...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Planning (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: I appreciate the support. I might, in the future, talk to the Minister about this outside the Chamber. I thank him.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Planning (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 89. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to developing and implementing a comprehensive resilience and recovery plan now to ensure that rural and agricultural communities are protected when the next major storm occurs (details supplied). [55112/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Emergency Planning (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: Storm Éowyn exposed significant vulnerabilities in our national preparedness and recovery systems. Rural Irish communities endured prolonged power and communications outages while many small family-run farms were excluded from State supports due to restrictive eligibility criteria. We cannot continue to respond reactively to such crises. Will the Minister commit to developing and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will acknowledge the increasing impact of the climate crisis on Irish farmers (details supplied); the measures being taken to support small and family farms facing growing challenges; if he will consider rebalancing supports to promote local and sustainable food systems, ensuring that farmers can make a fair living while...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a dedicated funding stream or expand grant supports for domestic fruit and vegetable growers, given Ireland's heavy reliance on imports in these sectors, a situation that is unsustainable in the long term; the measures being taken to strengthen local horticultural production and national food security through...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will acknowledge recent ESRI research showing that farmers are just as concerned about climate change as urban dwellers (details supplied); and the steps his Department is taking to support and engage with farmers who are already adapting to the realities of climate change, including the challenges of working through...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 339. To ask the Minister for Finance if homeowners in the Fingal west area whose properties have been affected by defective blocks, and who have not yet received compensation under the defective concrete blocks scheme, may apply to have their local property tax (LPT) liability reassessed; if he will make provision for such homeowners to have their LPT valuation reviewed given the significant...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (14 Oct 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 372. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the process by which his Department assesses proposals from Tusla or the Department of Children, Disability and Equality to adjust allowances for high-risk or high-intensity services such as special care (details supplied); whether staff retention and service continuity are factored into such decisions; and if he will make a statement...